Ending Wars

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Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on howwars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable howeverand this book is aimed at understanding how violent conflicts canbe brought to a close through intervention, mediation and politicalnegotiation. The simple premise underlying the book is that wars betweenstates and wars within states are generally fought by rationalpeople for particular political goals or perceived interests. Waris better understood as a methodology rather than an ideology. Whenthe context, issues and actors in these armed conflicts change thenit is often possible to control, or even transform suchviolence. By bringing together a number of existing debates from peace andconflict research as well as scholars of international relations,the book examines the dynamic forces that lie behind the ending ofwars and how these have changed over time. Examples are drawn froma wide range of armed conflicts to analyse the efforts that havebeen made to move from War-War to Jaw-Jaw, or more typicallyJaw-War. Efforts at third-party intervention, mediation andpolitical negotiation across a range of conflict zones from Europeto Sub-Saharan Africa are discussed in full. Neither idealistic norfatalistic, this book is a must-read for all students ofinternational politics and security studies.

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Feargal Cochrane

Themen in »Ending Wars«

International Relations Internationale Beziehungen Political Revolution / Violence / Terrorism Political Science Politikwissenschaft Politische Revolution, Gewalt, Terrorismus

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"Offers a fine background reading, both for students interested inconflict resolution and for practitioners" Journal of Peace Research "Readers who are looking for an overview of existing knowledgeon war termination will find this book to be a valuableresource." Political Science Quarterly "This superb book combines strong research with clear thinking,to address a vexed question: how are wars - of various types- brought to an end? Drawing upon a wide range of countryexamples and deploying valuable insights, Feargal Cochrane -one of the leading authorities on conflict resolution - provides asophisticated and lucid explanation of the most successful methodsof stopping violence. Ending Wars deserves to be read by allscholars of global conflict and peace." Jon Tonge, University of Liverpool and Chair of thePolitical Studies Association of the UK "Ending Wars is a thoughtful and carefully argued book.Cochrane starts with the basic premise that violent conflict is arational act by those who believe it will achieve a desired end. Byemphasizing the politics of armed conflict and recognizing thatviolence is a tactic, he persuasively demonstrates that war is notinevitable. Through political dialogue and negotiations it ispossible to create alternatives for the parties to meet their goalsand interests through non-violent means. This excellentintroduction will be read with great interest by those seeking tobetter understand war and the potential for peace." Terence Lyons, George Mason University
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